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The comment about ping-ponging did acknowledge that.
billh
"Tom Pepper Willett" <tompepper@mvps.invalid> wrote in message
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> That doesn't change the fact about the continuous loop that occurs because
> of spam and false addresses. Very dangerous.
>
> Tom
> "billh" <NoMail@Post2Newsgroup.Pls> wrote in message
> news:CjSGe.8400$q23.1374146@news20.bellglobal.com...
> | Your point is valid, however the original poster mentioned "out of the
> | office or away on holidays" which assuming his office is not in his home
> and
> | is more than just him is not really much of a security risk. Lots of
> | companies want their employees to have such messages to prevent
> something
> | from falling through the cracks because the recipient is away. If the
> | person has an assistant then they could monitor the email but sometimes
> that
> | is not practical because of other privacy concerns. The point made by
> | another poster regarding spam validating email addresses and
> ping-ponging
> | is very valid, but if the company is large enough or technically aware
> they
> | would have anti-spam filters. Since he is using OE rather than Outlook,
> I
> | would guess the operation is small.
> | billh
> |
> | "Kath Adams" <kathadams@(nospam)mvps.org> wrote in message
> | news:uVSh4eRlFHA.3148@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> | > It's not the length of time to set it up, or lack of it. It's the
> security
> | > and privacey aspect. You wouldn't post a note through all your
> | > neigbourboods letterboxes letting them know you are away, even if you
> did
> | > know them all, would you? Why do the same by email? Much better to
> contact
> | > your trusted friends by phone and inform them of the fact.
> | > --
> | > Kath Adams
> | > MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE)
> | >
> | > LsuEdu@bellsouth.net-REMOVE wrote:
> | >> I agree as it took at least 30 seconds to click through the new rule
> | >> options to set it up.
> | >>
> | >> "Nick" <Nick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | >> news:84D0E5EB-F232-4360-A70E-2E2BAFD655FA@microsoft.com...
> | >>> Big Thank You to everyone that's replied and tried to help. By the
> | >>> looks of
> | >>> things it appears it's not worth it, so i shall imform my boss and
> | >>> tell it the implications. Thank you once again.
> | >>>
> | >>>
> | >>> "LsuEdu@bellsouth.net-REMOVE" wrote:
> | >>>
> | >>>> To create a rule for e-mail messages to automatically with a return
> | >>>> TEXT message. Test by sending an email to: LsuEdu@Bellsouth.net
> | >>>>
> | >>>> 1.. On the Tools menu, point to Message Rules, and then click
> | >>>> Mail. Message rules cannot be created for IMAP or HTTP e-mail
> | >>>> accounts. 2.. If this is the first rule you are creating, proceed
> to
> | >>>> step 3.
> | >>>> Otherwise, on the Mail Rules tab, click New and proceed to step 4.
> | >>>> 3.. Select the conditions for your rule by selecting the desired
> | >>>> check boxes in the Conditions section. (You must select at least
> one
> | >>>> condition.)
> | >>>> You can specify multiple conditions for a single rule by
> | >>>> selecting more than one check box. Click the and hyperlink in the
> | >>>> Rule Description section
> | >>>> to specify whether all of the rule conditions must be met before
> the
> | >>>> specified action occurs (and), or whether at least one must be met
> | >>>> (or). 4.. Specify the actions for your rule by selecting the
> desired
> | >>>> check boxes
> | >>>> in the Actions section. (You must select at least one condition.)
> | >>>> 5.. Click the underlined hyperlinks in the Rule Description
> | >>>> section to specify the conditions or actions for your rule.
> | >>>> You can click contains people or contains specific words in the
> | >>>> Rule Description section to specify the people or words you'd like
> | >>>> Outlook Express to look for in messages. If you enter multiple
> | >>>> people or multiple words per condition, use the Options button in
> | >>>> the Select People or Type Specific Words dialog boxes to further
> | >>>> customize the condition. 6.. In the Name of the rule text box,
> select
> | >>>> the default name or
> | >>>> type a new name for your rule, and then click OK.
> | >>>> Notes
> | >>>>
> | >>>> a.. You can create a new rule by selecting an existing one on the
> | >>>> Message
> | >>>> Rules tab and clicking Copy. This is helpful when the new rule you
> | >>>> want to
> | >>>> create is similar to an existing one.
> | >>>> b.. You can create a rule from a message by selecting an e-mail
> | >>>> message in
> | >>>> the main window and then on the Message menu clicking Create Rule
> | >>>> from Message. This helps by automatically filling in the name of
> | >>>> the person on the From line; no other information from the message,
> | >>>> however, is entered into the rule.
> | >>>> The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man
> | >>>> as his
> | >>>> absolute property - either as a child, a wife, or a concubine -
> must
> | >>>> delay
> | >>>> the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased
> | >>>> to be a
> | >>>> great power among men.
> | >>>>
> | >>>> Winston Churchill - London, England
> | >>>>
http://www.winstonchurchill.org
> | >>>>
> | >>>> "Nick" <Nick @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | >>>> news
BB2DE58-0A5C-414F-83B7-A53B8C53C90D@microsoft.com...
> | >>>>> How do i set up my email account to notify incoming emails that
> i'm
> | >>>>> away
> | >>>>> on
> | >>>>> holiday or out of the office until such time? I've looked through
> | >>>>> the options
> | >>>>> but just can't find the set up information.
> | >>>>>
> | >>>>> Thanks
> | >>>>> Nick
> | >
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>
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